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package java.awt.datatransfer;

import java.util.EventListener;

/**
 * Defines an object which listens for {@link FlavorEvent}s.
 *
 * @author Alexander Gerasimov
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface FlavorListener extends EventListener {

    /**
     * Invoked when the target {@link Clipboard} of the listener has changed its
     * available {@link DataFlavor}s.
     * <p>
     * Some notifications may be redundant &#8212; they are not caused by a
     * change of the set of DataFlavors available on the clipboard. For example,
     * if the clipboard subsystem supposes that the system clipboard's contents
     * has been changed but it can't ascertain whether its DataFlavors have been
     * changed because of some exceptional condition when accessing the
     * clipboard, the notification is sent to ensure from omitting a significant
     * notification. Ordinarily, those redundant notifications should be
     * occasional.
     *
     * @param  e a {@code FlavorEvent} object
     */
    void flavorsChanged(FlavorEvent e);
}
